July 2, 2022 Commodities hit July storm with Putin and Powell stirring fear Energy crises and central bank moves to crush inflation present powerful headwinds across markets, underscored by copper’s collapse Friday below $8,000 a ton.
July 1, 2022 India raises import tax on gold to support rupee India has raised its basic import duty on gold to 12.5% from 7.5% as the world's second biggest consumer of the precious metal tries to dampen demand and bring down…
July 1, 2022 Chile sticks to plan for new mining profit tax up to 32% linked to copper price "Historically, few countries have reached economic prosperity with a low tax load" – Chile finance minister, Mario Marcel.
July 1, 2022 Why sentiment in industrial metals has been crumbling Industrial metal prices have just seen their biggest quarter of falls in many years.
July 1, 2022 Tesla’s EV market share seen plunging to 11% by 2025, BofA says Tesla is likely to lose its position as the dominant EV maker in the US to GM or Ford by 2025, says analyst John Murphy.
July 1, 2022 Gold price keeps its shine as other precious metals fade Gold has held up well relative to silver and platinum.
July 1, 2022 EU looking to ban Russian gold in new sanctions package Russia is the second largest gold mining country in the world, and its gold exports were estimated to be worth £12.6 billion in 2021.
June 30, 2022 California approves lithium tax despite industry’s warnings Governor Gavin Newsom approved the tax as part of a must-pass state budget on Thursday.
June 30, 2022 French President says deep-sea mining must not go ahead Deep-sea mining would involve using heavy machinery to suck up off the ocean floor nodules that contain cobalt, manganese, and other rare metals mostly used in batteries.
June 30, 2022 Four charts reveal seismic shifts in global energy within one lifetime Wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, and small hydropower are now 13% of global power generation.
Vale faces renewed safety concerns after mine water overflows The incidents, near the towns of Ouro Preto and Congonhas, left no injuries, the companies and Minas Gerais' government said. January 26, 2026 | 01:57 pm
